Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] at [art] first " in BNC.

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1 After a birdie at the first , we ran into a bit of trouble at the 6th , a hole Lee had criticized because he felt you should n't have to ‘ lay up ’ on any par-4in an Open .
2 Meanwhile , in 1918 , following the retirement of the Rev W B Sleight as President , the Rev F W Gilby M.A. agreed to occupy this position as a stop-gap until the election of a successor at the first Congress after the end of the First World War .
3 Richard believes his playing at matches inspires the team and he said : ‘ I did it for a laugh at the first home game but now it 's taken off .
4 I holed a good putt for a birdie at the first hole and that set me up , ’ she said .
5 Eleanor Pitman led the way to expansion in KENT , qualifying as a teacher at the first exam in 1955 , followed closely by Nellie Button and Cicely Harris .
6 If elderly people are persuaded to uproot themselves in a hurry at the first sign of trouble , making major decisions at a time when they are not emotionally stable enough to think them through , like selling their homes and moving away from old friends and familiar surroundings into the different world and routine of a younger household , they sometimes regret it , and much unhappiness ensues for everyone .
7 More trouble was to follow Hunt at the British Grand Prix at Brads when has was involved in a shunt at the first bend after Lauda and Clay Regazzoni ( Swi ) collided .
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